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~~/6-P~ <br />~~~ <br />Orange County Commissioners <br />P. O. Box 8181 <br />200 S Cameron Street <br />Hillsborough, NC 27278 <br />Alice M. Gordon, Chair <br />Stephen H. Ha/kiotis, Vice Chair <br />Margord W. Brown <br />Moses Carey, Jr. <br />Barry JocoGr <br />February 24, 1999 <br />James M. Ritchey, Jr. <br />General Manager <br />TTA-Suite 206 <br />50 Pazk Drive, PO Box 13787 <br />RTP, NC 27709 <br />Deaz y: <br />d <br />~~ <br />\rr <br />`,~e <br />This letter is intended to serve as the "official written comments" on the proposed TTA service expansion <br />plan which you had requested in your letter dated November 25, 1998. While the Board of County <br />Commissioners are pleased that TTA is going to provide more service to the citizens of Orange County <br />there is still some concern that Orange County is not getting the same level of transit service as other <br />jurisdictions in the Triangle Region. Any documentation that TTA could provide to demonstrate that <br />Orange County, especially rural communities like Hillsborough , Efland and Mebane is getting the most for <br />its vehicle registration tax would be very helpful. <br />The Orange Public Transportation System (OPT) will be developing a four year Community Transportation <br />Services Plan (CTSP) this calendar year (hopefully in close coordination with TTA and NC DOT) which we <br />feel will provide the needed details to integrate your service expansion with the expansion of OPT. On <br />January 26th the OPT Transportation Advisory Board made some preliminary considerations for your east- <br />west Hillsborough route expansion. Is TTA to be more than an Express Bus for commuters going to <br />Durham and RTP ? If so, TTA's Hillsborough route should service clients going to Duke Medical Center <br />and Durham workers coming to Hillsborough by having stops in downtown Hillsborough and one located in <br />the southern commercial area sgch as Hillsborough Commons. As to locations for a park & ride lot in the <br />vicinity of Hillsborough, TTA should explore the use of NCDOT owned land either at the DMV Site on US <br />70 West of Hillsborough or along the US 70/I-85 Connector and its interchange with I-85/40. (See enclosed <br />maps). <br />Thank you for your request for our input and we aze looking forwazd to your assistance in the development <br />of the OPT's CTSP this year. If you have any questions about our comments or request for the <br />documentation of TTA Transit Services to Orange County, please call Jeny Passmore, Director of OPT at <br />extension 2008. <br />Sincerely, <br />~~ <br />Alice M. Gordon <br />Chair, Orange County Board of Commissioners <br />F'N:H~B000/T-TA90224.Doc You Count In Orange County <br />AREA CODE (9l9) 732-8181: 968-4501: 688-7331: 227-2031: FAX (919) 644-3004 <br />Ex~ 2130 <br />